kaan

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Balantak

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

kaan (actor voice mangkaan)

  1. (transitive) to eat

Derived terms

References

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Etymology 1

From German Kahn.

Noun

kaan ? (plural , diminutive )

  1. (dated) a small boat used on inland waters

Etymology 2

Verb

kaan

  1. inflection of kanen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Anagrams

Estonian

Etymology

Unknown. Cognates are found in several Estonian varieties, with the exception of Võro.

Noun

kaan (genitive kaani, partitive kaani)

  1. leech

Declension

Declension of kaan (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative kaan kaanid
accusative nom.
gen. kaani
genitive kaanide
partitive kaani kaane
kaanisid
illative kaani
kaanisse
kaanidesse
kaanesse
inessive kaanis kaanides
kaanes
elative kaanist kaanidest
kaanest
allative kaanile kaanidele
kaanele
adessive kaanil kaanidel
kaanel
ablative kaanilt kaanidelt
kaanelt
translative kaaniks kaanideks
kaaneks
terminative kaanini kaanideni
essive kaanina kaanidena
abessive kaanita kaanideta
comitative kaaniga kaanidega

Further reading

  • kaan”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online version, in Estonian), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • kaan in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Isthmus Mixe

Noun

kaan

  1. salt

References

  • Dieterman, Julia; McCarty, James Michael, Jr.; Castañón López, Victoriano; Castañón Eugenio, María Dolores (2018) Breve diccionario del mixe del Istmo: Mogoñé Viejo, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 52)‎ (in Spanish), Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 27

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Old French , borrowed from Classical Persian خان (xān). See it and English khan for more details.

Noun

kaan m (plural kaans)

  1. khan (ruler or sovereign)

Descendants

  • French: khan

References

Saluan

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *kaən, from Proto-Austronesian *kaən.

Verb

kaan

  1. to eat

Shabo

Noun

kaan

  1. dog

See also

Turkish

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰴𐰍𐰣 (qǧn¹).

Pronunciation

Noun

kaan (definite accusative kaanı, plural kaanlar)

  1. Superseded spelling of kağan.
  2. ruler, sovereign

Declension

Inflection
Nominative kaan
Definite accusative kaanı
Singular Plural
Nominative kaan kaanlar
Definite accusative kaanı kaanları
Dative kaana kaanlara
Locative kaanda kaanlarda
Ablative kaandan kaanlardan
Genitive kaanın kaanların

Yucatec Maya

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Mayan *kaahn.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaan (plural kaanoʼob)

  1. snake
  2. worm

Derived terms

References

  • Beltrán de Santa Rosa María, Pedro (1746) Arte de el idioma maya reducido a succintas reglas, y semilexicon yucateco (in Spanish), Mexico: Por la Biuda de D. Joseph Bernardo de Hogal, page 176: “Culebra. Can.”
  • Montgomery, John (2004) Maya-English, English-Maya (Yucatec) Dictionary & Phrasebook, New York: Hippocrene Books, Inc., →ISBN, page 60